Leviticus 7:31 - Easy To Read Version Then the priest must burn the fat on the altar. [80] But the breast {of the animal} will belong to Aaron and his sons. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The priest shall burn the fat on the altar, but the breast shall be for Aaron and his sons. American Standard Version (1901) And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar; but the breast shall be Aaron’s and his sons’. Common English Bible The priest will completely burn the fat on the altar, but the breast will go to Aaron and his sons. Catholic Public Domain Version who shall burn the fat upon the altar. But the breast shall be for Aaron and his sons. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Who shall burn the fat upon the altar. But the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'. |
“Then take the breast from the ram. [273] (This is the ram that will be used in the ceremony to make Aaron the high priest.) Hold the breast of the ram before the Lord as a special offering. Then take it back and keep it. This part of the animal will be for you.
Then the priest must burn them on the altar. The fellowship offering is an offering made by fire to the Lord. But it will also be food {for the people}.
Then the priest must burn them on the altar. The fellowship offering is an offering made by fire. Its smell pleases the Lord. It is also food {for the people}—but the best parts [22] belong to the Lord.
Then Aaron’s sons will burn the fat on the altar. They will put it on the burnt offering that is on the wood on the fire. It is an offering by fire. Its smell pleases the Lord.
In this way, the priest will make that person pure. [50] And God will forgive that person. The part that is left will belong to the priest, just like the grain offering.”
“Aaron and his sons must eat the grain offering that is left. The grain offering is a kind of bread made without yeast. The priests must eat this bread in a holy place. They must eat it in the courtyard around the Meeting Tent. [61]
The priest that offers the sin offering must eat it. But he must eat it in a holy place, in the courtyard around the Meeting Tent. [65]
I (the Lord) am taking the breast of the wave offerings and the right thigh of the fellowship offerings from the people of Israel. And I am giving those things to Aaron and his sons. The people of Israel must obey this rule forever.”
Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering in front of the Lord. It was Moses’ share of the ram for appointing the priests. This was like the Lord had commanded Moses.
“And all the gifts that the Israelite people give as wave offerings will also be yours. I give this to you and your sons and your daughters. This is your share. Every person in your family that is clean [236] will be able to eat it.
But the meat from those animals will be yours. And also the breast from a wave offering will be yours. And the right thigh from other offerings will be yours.
So if the food I eat makes another believer fall into sin, then I will never eat meat again. I will stop eating meat, so that I will not make my brother or sister sin.
“When you kill a cow or a sheep for a sacrifice, you must give the priests these parts: the shoulder, both cheeks, and the stomach.